1. UN Security Council's Emergency Session to Ease Korean Tensions
... North being singled out for criticism over the two deadly attacks, including the one on Yeonpyeong (Lederer). Tensions continue to rise as South Korea's military plans to conduct live-fire drills for an entire day on the island of Yeonpyeong, the same island that the North attacked last month ... itself stating that the drills were merely routine procedures, defensive in nature, and not to be taken as a threat. The United States, a strong ally of South Korea, agreed with the drills saying that every country has a right to train for self-defense. The US, along with others on the 15-nation...
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